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• Lot of interesting comment ; as I saw it the fishing changed dramatically in 1994 with the invasion ? of the zebra mussel : then came the cormorant in huge flocks . NYS must have a better fishery than us in Ontario 20 + pds ? ; my personal best was in 1991 at 15.7 running 50+ trips a year ! Last year we did not get one ! This year they are all small [ OK for the Barbie ] . The leader in the SCG&F summer derby ~ 15 lbs as I remember and some of those guys are out every day !
• ps we have a two rainbow limit daily Ontario .

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Go to Lake Erie !

Get books by Cpt Dan Keating eg.  " Keating on Kings "  ! Keep it simple ! Tangles can ruin a trip !

I always get the marine weather forecast before go out !

If you have to ask start with pinch type eg. Off Shore [ easiest to use ]  then move to Blacks types to hold big paddles ! Elastic bands are used to hold stackers or sliders to run an extra lure .

Big topic ; may want to start with Captain Dan Keating's book Keating on Kings . Unlike Lake Erie Wallies colour rules on Lake Ontario and can change by the hour , the sun and the day ! Not cheap be prepared !

Good topic ! Bottom line [ sic ] ; horse a king salmon and eventually something will go !  [ My longest battles were both 45 min. by the clock fishing solo ] IMO you have to fight the fish or take a chance of something letting go ! The picture looks like a strong plated hook , garrymny !

Ditto on keeping hooks sharp # 1 ; test by dragging hook across fingernail , if it digs in it is sharp enough ! A quality hook can still become dull . [ I keep a hook sharpener handy on the boat ]

Ps. on Spin Doctors ; barrel swivels are of poor quality causing major line twist and should be replaced with quality ball bearing swivels eg. MATZUO America # 5 !

Ditto on the white / green dots !

Dreamweaver Spin Doctor ,  black/purple with A-Tom-Mik fly to match ; Hawg Wild , Greasy Chicken Wing fly  to match then GREEN .

Fish the Niagara bar [ mouth of the river ] can launch from  NY or Port Weller in Ontario ; lots of info on " Spoonpullers " site !

Not sure of your ? : For a " newbee " pinch type ie. Offshore are easier to use , to reef down the rod  or big paddles they will not hold ,  use Black's or similar type ! As far as loosing tackle ; it happens !

" spoon fed " ; good pun !

Just a start ! Salmon fishing ain't cheap be prepared !

Many dittos here !

#1 Why does L.O.U. allow " Mike Jones "  [ probably a " nom du plume " ] posts to stand ?

#2 Clearly this guy ? is baiting [ get your jollies somewhere else !]

#3 It was poaching and illegal harvesting that partly wiped out the walleye fishery in the lower Niagara river and south shore of Lake O. in the 1950s .

nuf said by me !

They are not as " hot " as they used to be in the fantastic 80's and 90's but I will run one every trip ! My best recent was a #5 [ big] flo white black ladder back [ would have won the brown trout category at 14+ lbs. in the summer derby but 2 wks late ! ]

I would start with a # 3 #4 in green black ladderback and chartreuse black ladderback . Good luck !

We mentor young hunters ;one of them bought  a Remington 870 new was very disappointed with the quality  of  the workmanship :first time out took all four geese next time a coyote at 5 yrds !

Bottom line for me as I understand it the FBI had enough notice to take his guy in ; apparently they did not do their job ! This has nothing to do with " Second Amendment Rights ! "

We all have our experiences : I purchased a Remington 597 semi-auto in 17 cal. rimfire : Read in the back pages of a shooting mag. that the gun had a tendency for shell cases to split and not to shoot the gun ! Remington apparently condescended a $200 credit on the purchase of another firearm   [ purchased gun new ; purchase was registered no recall notice ] I will only be cheated once !

NK's were great spoons when they first come out ; I will run them every outing but the " bite " changes every year !

Friday , Feb . 23 , 2018 : Merritton Community Centre 7 Park Ave ., St. Catharines Ontario [ a lot of general " stuff " not just guns ] : Call Gerry @ 905 - 685-4480 .

Mice can carry diseases along with the damage they can do ; I poison and trap them !

I have too much stuff already !

Rifle : 223 / 5.56 . How much do you want to spend ? I use a Browning BLR [ almost as fast as a semi-auto ]

Shotgun 12 gauge 40 buckshot [ coyotes are either too far away or too close ; our last one was taken on Dec 23 at 5 yds running at the shooter !]  

Optics again  how much do you want to  spend ?  My Leupold works just fine !

Only hand held calls [ bellows type ] have worked for us !

Decoys not working yet but we keep trying !

Just the cost of salmon  fishing !